Savings bank



July 17; 1923.

1,462,184 B. c. WILLIAMS SAVINGS BANK Filed Oct.

llll I In fen for' Patented July 17, 1923.

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BERT C. WILLIAMS, or'xocEAN PARK, CALIFORNIA.

SAVINGS BANK.

Application filed October 31, 1921. f Serial `110.511,554.

savings banks and has for its principal object the provision. of an improved construction of this character Awhich will be highly efficient in use. l

A- Further object of my invention lis the provision of a bank of this character whereby it will be impossible to `efitract coin from the bank once it is deposited therein.

. A 'further object of my invention is the provision ofya construction of a closure member or cover which is hingedlyconnected to the main body of the bank without the employment of a pintle which is commonly employe'd in the 'construction of most banks of this character. n

A further object of my invention is the provision of a coin controlling means whereby paper money as well as coin, may be deposited into the bank without rolling the same in order to deposit it therein.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements ot parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the `accompanying` ydrawings forminoa part 'of this. specification, and'in which,

Fin'. 1 is a side elevational view oi' a bank embodying the invention,

Fig. 2 is an. edge view of the same, partly in section, to more fully illustrate the coin` controlling means, l

Fig.` 3 is a sectional'detail view lofthe same taken substantially on line 3y-3 of Figil, y f,

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail Qview of the same taken substantially on line p-4 of Fig; 5 is an elevational view of the key controlling the cover locking means em# bodied in the inventiom Fig'. 6 isa sectional detail stantiallyon line 6-6 butshowing the bank bottom side up tomore' fully/illustrate the coin controllingr means embodied in the inH vention.

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view taken sub-f The preferred form of construction as illustratedin the drawings, lcomprises a metallic coin compartment or'body 10,'open at one side, the end walls and 'one of the side edge walls 'of the housing being' set back' an appropriate distance i fromy the adjacent edges of the sides of the 'housingvand the other of the side edge wall'sof thehousing is semicircular in form, so that `when the Jody is properly formed, it will have the `appearance of a book. The preferred form Y ias illustrated in the drawing represents a 'book bank, however, the form or shape :of

the body may take ythe appearance of other forms. A closure member or cover 11` is hingedly mounted to thebody'. and constitutes 'one side of the body and is `formed trom a rectai'llgular sheet of material.- One ofthe side edges 12 ofthe cover is bent' 'downwardly and th'en back upon itself to form a recess 13 whichextends longitudinally with respect to the cover.` The'u'pper l end l14 of the semicircular 'shaped side edge of the body is bent downwardly forming'a depending `[lange ladap'ted to engage the recess 13 to hingedly connect the cover to the body 10 in such a manner as to permit the Cover to be readily detached when deyThis construction is such that in hingedly mounting the cover 11, the employment of a pintle isobviated and byy obviating the pintle, it is impossible -toiremiove the cover 11 until released by the locking mechanism which I will now proceed to eX- plain. f

The locking mechanism embodied in my invention comprises a `rectangular 'shaped partition member 16 which extends longitudinally with respect to the side edge of the body` opposite the semicircular formededge and is mounted within the body, in spaced relation with respect to the'adjacent side edge. Formed centrally in the partition member 16 is a rectangular shaped transversely arranged recess 17 in which a laterally extending bearing' pin 18 is mounted` and upon which, withinthe recess, is a rotatable flanged disc 18. f Formed integrally with the flanged edge 20 of the disk19, on opposite lsides thereof, are laterally eXtending ears 21 each of which bear at theirouter ends a laterally extending pin 22 adaptedl to engage transversely extending .slots 23 formed adjacent thevinner ends'of a pair kof oppositely disposed lock plates 24 and 25 which are `slidably mounted in the space 26 'l between the side edge of the body and the partition member 16, and which are adapted to be reciprocated toward and away trom each other in .the manner which will be hereafter explained. The lateral movement of each of the lock plates 24- and 25 `isgoverned by pins 27 mounted transversely in the space 26 and which engage elongated slots 28 formed in each of the lock plates 24e and 25. The upper edge ot each ot the lock plates is provided with a notched recess 29 arranged tor the reception ot a co-operating' latch member 30, formed on the back ot the cover ll and which, when engaging the co1 responding, recess, retains the cover, through the medium of the lock plates. 'in a locked position on the body of the bank. Mounted in the space 26 adjacent each end ot' the lock plates 24 and 25, by means ot a transversely positioned pin 3l. is a leaf spring' or clock spring 32, attached to the ends ot the lock `platesfin any suitable manner, adapted yto draw the lock plates away from each other and to normally retain the said lock plates in spaced. relation with respect to each other. To unlock the cover l1. a key 34. .such as: Ais shown in Fig. 5, having' a socket 35 formed in one end ot the stem 36, is inserted through the key opening` 37. Formed on the end o? the stem 36 is a laterally extending` arm 38 having a laterally extending pin 39 adapted to engage an aperture 40, formed in the disc 19, when the key is inserted through the key'openi'nu 37. By turningr the key 534i to the right, the lock plates 2dr and i5 are caused to move toward each other releasing' the latch members 8O from the notched recesses 29,whereupon the cover can be opened. After the cover is opened the clock or lea? springs 32 and 83 automatically draw the lock plates away trom each other. By this arrangement .it will be observed that without the proper formed key the cover ot the boi; cannot be removed or opened.

HavingT described and explained the conf struction and manner by which the cover ot the bank is locked and mounted, l will non' proceed to describe and explain the means for controlling the of coin through the deposit slot 41, termed centrally in one ot the end walls ot the body ot the bank and extending' longitudinally with respect thereto. This means comprises a metallic box-like structure 4-2 open at the bottom and top thereof and which is tixedly secured to the underside ot the end wall and surrounds the deposit slot 4l; Positioned within the box-'like structure 4t2, adjacent the top thereof, are two oppositely disposed supporting rods i3 and 44e which extend longitudinally with respect to the side walls of the box-like structure. 'Mounted eccentrically on each et the supporting rods are a number ot rec-- tangular shaped tumblers 45, said mounting,r being 1n the manner shown in Fig. 6 of the drawing. The tumblers 45 areso mounted on the supporting rods 43 and il that when the bank is held right-side up the opposite rows ot' tumbler-s `will tall, by torce ot gravity. away trom each other, and when the bank is held bottom-side up, the opposite rows ot tumblers will tall, by 'torce ot gravity, towards each other or in the same direction with respect to each other. lt is thus seen that once a coin is deposited in the bank it is impossible to erztradt the same therefrom. fis liest shown in Figiz. ol1 the drawing, when side up, or in any other similar position, the side walls of the box-like structure or housing lf2 limits the pivotal movement of the tumblers e5 in opposite directions with respect to each other. n y

By operating' upon the coin controlling;` means ot savings banks ot this character which are now in use, with a knit'e blade or the like, the coin controlling` means can be held in such a position that by shaking' the banks the coin will drop out. Bj. my improved coin controlling' means this cannot he done, tor the reasons that the 'ti'unblers tall toward each other. and even it a. thin knite blade or the like be passed between the rows ot tumblers, the same `would enthe sides ofi theknijte blade preventing the coin trom dropping' ont ot the bank. Another advantage ot my improved coin controlling' means is, that bills can be (le-- posited through the coin depositing:` slots without' rolling' the same up, thus avoiding unnecessary labor when the, money is re moved from the bank to be, deposited in a commercial bank.

lWhile l have illustrated and described the. preferred torm of construction ."'or carryingr my invention into ettcct, this is capable of variation and moditicatiou without-rdepart` ino' trom the spirit ot the invention. l, tlieretore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details ot construction set forth, but desire to avail in vselt ot such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

the bank is turned bottom ti l) "Havingr described my invention, what l.

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A bank including a coin chamber, a coin slot, a housing having an open bottom surrounding said slot, and tumblers arranged within said housing' on opposite sides of said slot, the pivotal movement of said tumblers in opposite directions with respect to each other being limited by the side Walls of said housing.

2. A bank including a coin chamber, a coin slot, a housing having' an open bottom surrounding said slot, and eccentrically mounted tumblers arranged in said housing on opposite sides of said coin slot, the pivotal `movement ot' said tumblers in opposite direction with respect to each otherv being limited by the sidewalls of saidA housing.

3. A bank, including a bank body having an opening therein, a closure member for said opening, a coin slot, a housing having an open bottom surrounding said slot, and tumblers arranged lWithin said housing. on opposite sides of said slot, the pivotal movement ofsaid tumblers in opposite directions with respect to each other being limited by the si-de Walls of said housing.

4. A bank, including a' bank body having an opening therein, a closure member for said opening, a coin slot, a housinghaving an open bottom surrounding said slot, and

eccentrically mounted tumblers arranged in said housing on opposite sides of said coin slot, the pivotal movement of said tumblers in opposite direction With respect to each other beinglimited by the side Walls of said housing.

5. A bank, including a bank body having an opening therein, a closure member forL said opening, means for releasably locking ksaid closure member on said bank body, a coin slot, a housing having an open bottom surrounding said coin slot and tumblers arranged Within said housing on opposite' sides of said slot, the pivota movement ot1 :said tumblers in opposite directions with rexfspect to leach other being `limited by the sidey Walls of said housing.

6.l A-bank of. the class described comprising a body, open at'one side; a closure member for said open side; a partition mounted in said body in spaced relation with respect-` to one of the side edges thereof; oppositely disposed reciprocating lock plates 'mountedl in said space .between said side edge and said partition; means for reciprocating said plates toward each other; and means mounted on said cover engaging said plates for locking said cover in closed position on said body, substantially as described.

7. A bank of the class described comprising a body having a slot formed in one of the end Walls for the deposit of money into said body; means for closing the passage of said-slot; a closure member for said body; a partition mounted in said body in spaced lrelation With respect to one of the side edges tion; a flanged disc mounted in said recess; and means operable by said flanged ldisc for locking and unlocking said cover on said closure member, substantially as described.

`tivo subscribing witnesses. of said body; a recess formed in said parti- 8. A bank of the class described comprising a body; a closure member on said body;

a partition Lmounted in said body in spaced relationvvith respect to one of the side edges of said body; a centrally 'formed recess in ksaid partition;y a flanged disc `rotatably mounted in said recess; oppositely disposedk ing said lock plates toward each other When unlocking said cover; and kmeans for reciprocating each of said lock plates away from each other, substantially as described. i

9. A bank including ay coin chamber, a coin slot, a housing having an open'bottom surrounding said coin slot land means pivotally mounted in said housing` for lcontrolling passage through said coin slot, the pivotal movement of said means in one direction being limited bythe side Walls oir said housing. I

IOL A bank including a body substantially bookshaped and provided with a .releasably held wall portion; a coin slot formed in one of said Walls of said body and rectangularly shaped eccentrically mounted members controlling the passage through said coin slot.

l1. A bank including av coin chamber, a coin slot formed in one of the Walls of said bank, parallel members on Lopposite sides of said slot, and rectangularly shaped tumblers eccentrically carried kby said members for controlling. the passage through said slot.`

12. A bank including a coin chamber, a coin slot formedin one of the Walls of said bank, parallel members on opposite sides of said slot, rectangularly shaped tumbers eccentrically carried by said members and adaptedto pivot by gravity toward said slot, and means for limiting the pivotal movement of said tumblersin the opposite directions. l f

In, testimony whereof I' have vsigned my name to 'this specification in the presencer of BERT o. WILLIAMS.

Witnesses: f

JOSHUA R. H. Po/r'rs,

FREDA C.Ar1 LE'roN. y 

